The 2012 Grinnell Prize Symposium was held on the Grinnell College campus November 12-16, 2012. The 2012 winners, Cristi Hegranes, founder and executive director of Global Press Institute; Jacob Wood, co-founder and president, and William McNulty, co-founder and vice president of Team Rubicon (shared award); and Jane Chen, CEO of Embrace Innovations and co-founder of Embrace and Embrace Innovations, and Linus Liang, COO of Embrace and co-founder of Embrace and Embrace Innovations (shared award) shared their experiences and perspectives in shaping innovative programs that effect positive social change.
Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, was the keynote speaker on Nov. 14. Before age 30, Greenfield and business partner Ben Cohen opened an ice cream shop in Burlington, Vt., that has since spawned a global brand. Though known for its ice cream, Ben & Jerry's also has a strong commitment to "a sustainable corporate concept of linked prosperity." Greenfield and Cohen are devoted not only to product and economic missions, but also to a progressive, nonpartisan social mission that "seeks to meet human needs and eliminate injustices" in their local, national and international communities by integrating the social concerns of their mission into day-to-day business activities.
Jacob Wood and William McNulty of Team Rubicon were not on campus for the Nov. 12-16 Symposium, as their organization mobilized its largest-ever relief effort, assisting with the Hurricane Sandy recovery in New York and New Jersey. Wood and McNulty will receive their prize, and meet with the campus community to discuss their work, early in the spring semester.
Symposium Honoring 2012 Grinnell Prize Winners
Public Events, November 12-16, 2012
Monday, Nov. 12 |
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| Noon, Pavilion dining room, Marketplace, Joe Rosenfield '25 Center | Lunch with the Grinnell Prize Winners | The campus community is invited to welcome the Grinnell Prize winners to the Grinnell College campus. No RSVP needed for lunch. |
Tuesday, Nov. 13 |
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| Noon, Rosenfield Center, Room 101 | Social Justice Roundtable Luncheon | Everyone is invited to join as the Grinnell Prize winners will dialogue with one another and with lunch guests about their approaches to social justice and sources of inspiration. No RSVP needed for lunch. |
| 4:15 pm, Rosenfield Center, Room 101 | All-Campus Reception | |
| 8:00 pm, Herrick Chapel* | Grinnell Prize Awards Ceremony* | |
Wednesday, Nov. 14 |
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| Noon, Herrick Chapel* | Jane Chen and Linus Liang, Embrace and Embrace Innovations* | "Embrace- Giving All Infants an Equal Chance for a Healthy Life through a Low-Cost Infant Warmer" |
| 4:15 pm, Rosenfield Center, Room 101* | Scholars' Convocation: Jerry Greenfield* | Keynote Speaker Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, "An Afternoon of Social Responsibility, Radical Business Philosophy, and Free Ice Cream." Free ice cream will be handed out! |
| 8:00 pm, Rosenfield Center, Room 101* | Cristi Hegranes, Global Press Institute* | "Journalism, Social Enterprise, and the Essential F-word" |
| 9:15 pm, Lyle's Pub (JRC) | Pub Quiz Night! | **Students- come hang out with the Prize winners at "Pub Quiz Night!"** |
Thursday, Nov. 15 |
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| 4:15 pm, Rosenfield Center, Room 101 | Disaster Relief: A Panel Discussion | Panelists: Katie Mears '03, Episcopal Relief & Development; Brenda Phillips, Oklahoma State University; Tracie Washington, Louisiana Justice Institute. Eliza Willis, moderator. |
| 5:30-6:30 pm, Rosenfield Center, 2nd floor | All-Campus Reception | |
Friday, Nov. 16 |
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| Noon, Rosenfield Center, Room 101 | Liberal Arts in Prison Program Roundtable | Lunch will be provided. |
Saturday, Nov. 17 |
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| 8:30 pm, Bowladrome (915 State Street) | Bowling with Grinnell Prize winners! | **Students are invited to free bowling downtown with the 2012 Prize winners!** |
Events noted with (*) were live streamed. Videos of these events will be made publicly available.
Grinnell College holds a symposium and awards ceremony to honor the winners of the Grinnell College Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize and to share knowledge about innovative social justice programs. Prize recipients deliver public lectures regarding their experiences and perspectives in shaping innovative programs that effect positive social change.
